to abolish the Electoral College.
Early vote count for the presidency.
Tova Wang, "The Politics of Voter Suppression: Defending and Expanding Americans' Right to Vote," Cornell University Press, (2012). Available in Kindle and Hardcover. Read reviews or order this book safely from Amazon.com online book store Amazon.com customers have given the book an average rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars.
"This well-researched and well-argued book succeeds in illustrating how, for short-term partisan gain, some political leaders have undermined America's bid for 'universal suffrage' and what can be done to significantly broaden the electorate."―Publishers Weekly (11 June 2012).
"Tova Andrea Wang nails it! The great promise of America loses all meaning when roadblocks are placed between citizens and the voting booth. This important book drives that point home with clarity and enormous insight. It will both enlighten and disturb you."―Bob Herbert, Distinguished Senior Fellow, Demos, and former Op-Ed columnist for The New York Times.
"Tova Wang has written a well researched and balanced account of past and modern-day voter suppression, the scope and extent of which will no doubt come as a surprise, and shock, to many readers."―Laughlin McDonald, Director, ACLU Voting Rights Project.
"If you care about the current state of American democracy, you should read The Politics of Voter Suppression. Tova Wang's bold and passionate book explains how and why 'voter suppression' came to be such a visible, and partisan, issue. It also offers a compelling vision of 'inclusion' as a principle that ought to govern our electoral practices."―Alexander Keyssar, Stirling Professor of History and Social Policy, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, author of The Right to Vote: The Contested History of Democracy in the U.S.
"In The Politics of Voter Suppression, Tova Andrea Wang skillfully weaves together historical and contemporary examples of voter suppression. The picture that emerges should worry anyone who believes that all citizens should have an equal voice in our democracy. Wang amasses a formidable body of evidence against those who would impair the fundamental right to vote. She also makes a compelling case for reforms like Election Day Registration that would promote a more inclusive democracy."―Daniel Tokaji, Robert M. Duncan/Jones Day Designated Professor of Law, The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law.
Her bill is intended to repeal the 12th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution which sets up the Electoral College and replace it with the same system used in all other U.S. elections where the person who receives the most votes wins.
On NOV-13, President-elect Trump indicated that he was still opposed to the existence of the Electoral College. He said during an interview on "60 Minutes:"
"I'm not going to change my mind just because I won."
"I couldn't agree more. One person, one vote!"
There is almost zero possibility that this bill will become law. It would first have to be approved by 2/3 super majorities in both the House and Senate, and signed into law by the president. Since the House, Senate, and Presidency will all be under Republican control when this bill is voted upon, and since politicians are very unlikely to pass legislation that works against the interest of their own party, this bill will never become law. Even if it did, it has essentially no chance of being approved by a 75% super majority of states as an amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Hillary Clinton's vote count is 61,993,136 votes. She received 47.9% of the total votes.
Clinton received 1,044,300 votes more than Trump. However, because of bias in the Electoral College system, Trump became president.
Her lead is expected to increase until DEC-09 because of mail-in ballots. Some states do not end the counting of these ballots and issue a final official count until mid-December This allows ballots delayed in the mail to be counted. The final, certified count.